The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-02
GRAIN, PROvIsIoNs. sxooEnuEs

very fair business was transacted In
the wheat market TO day, II was on the
Whole lees active than Yesterday. The
feeling, too, was weaker, and prices
ruled slightly under the closing quo.
tations OF yesterday, finally closing
I61fo lower for October, unchanged for
December, and bc higher for May than
en- yesterday. Deliveries In corn
today were light and the best prices II
yesterday were not touched, while
toward the cloes prices went below
the closing points at 1880 o'clock p.
m. Friday. There was very slow
demand for cash corn. Provisions
we're SOW and with exceptisn Of mess
pork, which advanced hon Sl2 37l TO
fl2 so for January, and closed at
$l2 l2}, gain OF &c over yesterday,
the market was narrow. Receipts OF
hcgs were liberal and prices again
lower. This csnsed an easy feeling
among holders Of lad, and they ofisred
their property more freely than buy.
ers cared to tskeit,
The leading lutures ranged ss fol-
lows:
Wheat. No. 2-0ctober opened at
Tic, highest Tic, lowest 7Oic, clos.
log at 70ici November opened at T2tc,
highest 722c. lowest 72tc, closing at
724c; December opened ut 74tc, high.
est 74tr, lowest 73sc, closing at 74c;
May opened at 79lc, highest 79ic, low.
est isle, closing at 79a,.
Corn, No. 2-0ctober opened nj
42is, highest 42ii, lowest 42ic, clos-
ing at 42f g; November opened at 42tc,
bis hest 42ic, lowest 42ac, closing at
42Sc; December opened at 42kc, high.
eat 42ic, lowest 42ic, closing at 42iq;
May opened 81 ass. highest 4b21,
lowest.45tc, closing At 46ic.
Oats, No. 2-0ctober opened at 26,,
highest 2oc, lowest 25ic. closing at
28c; Novembe, opened at 28tc, highest
2etc, lowest 26ic, closing at 26tc; May
opened at 29l highest 3oc, lowest
29ic, closing at 29ic.
Mess pork, per bbl-Year opened at
sl2, highest s12 05, lowest tl2, clos-
ing at fl2 o5; January opened at
sl2 37}, highest sl2 80, lswest sl2 37i,
closing at tl2 42i
Lard, per 100 lbs-0ctober opened
at 81 40, highest 81 40, lowest 50 25,
closing at 50 37i; November opened
at 50 80, highest 50 40, lowest 81 SO,
closing at 81 So; January opened at
10 45, highest 81 471, lowest 81 42},
cloeing at ~ IS; May opened at 81 70,
highest % 70, lowest 80 20, closing al
| 10 rs.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs October
opened at 81 90, highest 81 90, lowest
al so, closing at 81 so; January
opened at 80 30, highest ~ 80. low
est 50 30, closing nj 10 80.
Dash quotations we're a. follows:
Flour quiet: prices unchanged, x.
cept for rye. which 10 hfmsr, and
quoted a. 80 1908 70 per barrel and
81 60CG2 20 Ia BAcks. No. spring
wheat, 70i97lc: No. 3 spring wheat,
CSC; No. red, 73c; No. 2 corn, 42lGg
sec; No. 2 oats, 49,; No. 9 ryo, 49, ;
No. 2 barley, Csc; No. | aaxseed, 81 Obl
prime timothy seed, g. 20.
Mess pork, per DBL, 3lb, lard, poT
100 he, 80 40; short rib sides, loose,
~ IS; dry sailed shoulders, boxed,
s. 25(95 30; ehort clear slider, boxed
Is lOCgS 10.
R.ceipls-Flour, 1000 brls; wheat
$4,000 bu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats
10000 bu; rye. 5000 bu: barley
1900 bu. Shipnepts-Fiour, %,
600 bu; wheat, 1900 bu; corn
$4,000 bui oats, ll4,0O0 bu; rye
1000 bu; barley, 5000 bu.
On the Produce Exchange today IN,
butter market Was Arm; creamery
i6iC9l7c; dairy, lbiCS20c. Egg firm
ftesh Northern, l7C9lsc.
ST. LOUIS, No., October l.-Floni
steady and unchanged WheIt Arm,
with an upward tendency on stronger
cables, q reported decrease Of 900, O0t
bushels In Llverpool's stock and
better New York market. Plies ad
yanced tCSte; q decline In Chicast
caused some temporary weakness, ant
ths early advance was lost, but goo,
buying set In again, and the close va
q m and iGBie above yesterday; No.
cash, zoe; October. 70tS70i /, closing q
70tc; November, II ic, closing al az
bid; December, 73iCs7sl,, closing q
73lc bid; May, sOiCSSOi, cloSins Q
SOICSscic.
Oorn firm; an advance CT "a lc wa
paid early, but weakened In sympa
thy with declines elsewhere, bu
closed arm. Cash, sole; October, 500
Sole, olosing al 500; December, 3St
closing At 3sic nominsl; year, 3sic
May, 4liC9ilii, closing at ili,.
0a's-CAb lower; ia ures STEADY
cash, 2iic; Ostober, 23ic, closing q
23Ic bid; November, 2it' bid; May
2sIi.
Rye scarce and higher at 62c.
B.rley qnist and unchanged at sac
Bran higher, 6tc at mill.
Cornmeal steady At ~ 1902 10.
; Hay-Good grades we're in good Dc
mand; cthen dull and weak ilimoihy
Ga prairie, 1909 81.
Exss easier At lilC1lbo.
Butter Quiet but steady and ar
changed; creamery, 9O@225i dairy
lsCDigc.
. Provisions firm Pork, sliot an
unchanged; sli IS for small lois an
tl5 2b ijr standard meSs LsTd-
Nothing doing O , -. Diy rs
tnfht-bhou|deft, ~ spt WhN WIS
X 81 so; clear ribs, 81 20 shorl oisa
IS 20 Bsoon-sbou.dCW, w 2bCaB ~
long clear and Gear rho, is zoos %
short clear o. 1903 ~. BaIno quie
s. and unchAnsoi a. l2al3c.
Recpipts-Fiour, ZOO bfloi whea
81 900 bu; cofo, - coo bui osts, 80
900 bu; rye, nobej barley, ~ GOO el
Shipments - flouI 4VVJ btl'
wheat, 5000 bu corD, liO OVO bu CAT
1000 bu rye, ntnei barley, none.
NNw YoRK, DC ober -Oof,e-
n Spot fair; Rio ltsidy 81 lslc oplio,
2 i6C9l5 points Loser, alter Gdyanc ss :, !
(. 90 points, closlng 6rm sales, 1896
bags; October il7 lb@l7 40; Noyeu
1. Der, si7 IS: Decpmbsr, ilI b6C97 y
{. bOtal7 az March, fl7 60C@l7 20 /; Apr